# TN12 6LN: area report for a postcode in Tunbridge Wells

TN12 6LN is a postcode in Tunbridge Wells.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tunbridge Wells. Open the map at TN12 6LN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) › [TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12) › [TN12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Tunbridge Wells 001B: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **Paddock Wood, 950 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **No property in TN12 6LN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Tunbridge Wells 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **£452,845 average price**: For the whole of Tunbridge Wells, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN12 6LN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **Low road and rail noise at TN12 6LN**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh Academy Mascalls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-mascalls-e136847) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leigh Academy Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-paddock-wood-e147409) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £326,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £432,450 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £562,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Paddock Wood (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: PADDOCK WOOD PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Paddock Wood Express (830 m, Tesco); Waitrose Paddock Wood (910 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £452,845** (August 2026). Tunbridge Wells’s average house price was £452,845 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tunbridge Wells earned a median of £47,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 24th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Tunbridge Wells costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Tunbridge Wells has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tunbridge Wells 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.5** (2025). Tunbridge Wells 001B has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells 001B was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,191** (2021). Tunbridge Wells 001B had 1,191 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,465th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells 001B, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN12 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,404** (2021). TN12 had 31,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 844th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.8%** (January 2026). In TN12, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)
- Centre: 51.1737, 0.3888

Council: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells): Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.3888,51.1737,TN126LN

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